Improvement in composite roofings



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

RALPH S. JENNINGS, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

IMPROVEMENT IN COMPOSITE ROOFINGS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No; 143,697, dated October14, 1873; application led September 26, 1873.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, RALPH S.JENNINGs, of Philadelphia, in the county ofPhiladelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and valuableImprovement in Roofing; and I do hereby declare that the `following-s afull, clear, and exact description of the construction and operation ofthe same, reference being had to the annexed drawings making a part ofthis specification, and to the letters and figures of reference markedthereon. I

Figure l of the drawing is a representation of a plan view of myrooiing. 2 is a secy tional view of the same.

This invention relates to a new and improved flexible rooing, wherein Icombine strength and durability with imperviousness to water.

It consists in the employment of woven wire or wire-gauze as a body forthe roong, covered or coated on both sides with tarred paper, which isfirmly united to the gauze, as will be hereinafter explained.

I take woven wire or wire-gauze as found in the market, having meshes ofany required size, and cover iton both sides with paper which has beentreated with asphaltum or other suitable water-proofing substance. a;

B, the meshes of which may be quite large for the purpose of economy inthe manufacture of the roong.

Having described my invention, I claim as a new and improved article ofmanufacture- A roofing or roof-covering composed of wiregauze covered onboth sides with tarred paper,-

as herein described.

In testimony that I claim the above I have hereunto subscribed my namein the presence of two witnesses.

- RALPH S. JENNINGS. Witnesses:

GEORGE E. UPHAM, E. H. BATES.

